How Orli maps to Ofsted and DfE guidance
What the guidance asks, area by area, and how Orli helps.
Regulated and ready to learn.
Pupils create friendly companions and practise emotional regulation. Staff deliver no-prep sessions that save time, build belonging and ensure every child feels ready to learn.
Eight weeks of Orli Schools for your school, plus a free creator kit. You just pay postage and packaging.
The classroom: Guided sessions for the whole class. Orli Schools on the class board, and each child’s own Orli to hold.
The school gate: Practical tools for transitions. Arriving at school: a short reset for the start of the day.
The lunch hall and playground: Practical tools for transitions. Back from lunch: an Orli Bite takes about five minutes.
The calm corner: Targeted interventions for 1:1 and small groups. For children who need a bit more, at their pace, with Orli kits.
The leader’s desk: Tailored insights for leaders and SENCOs. Sessions completed, children recorded present and time spent.
The five places in the school are links. Use the left and right arrow keys to move between them.
Ready to learn.
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Co-created with 30 schools and counting.
What is Orli Schools?
Practical tools for staff. Friendly companions for children. A clear view of needs for leaders.
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Guided sessions
Staff lead a five-minute Orli Bite or a short Adventure with one pupil, a small group or the class. Each activity helps pupils regulate: winding down, warming up or pausing to reflect.
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Companions and scrapbooks
Each pupil makes their own Orli and reflects in a scrapbook, by drawing or writing, so children who find words harder join in too. There’s nothing to prepare and no worksheets. Pupils choose what to make and what to share, and it stays theirs.
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Make needs visible
Spot needs earlier and see whether support is working. A short survey before you start, midway and at the end of an Adventure shows how each pupil is getting on, one to one or across a class. Pupils answer in a friendly, accessible way, and the results come together for you, with no extra paperwork.
Fits the work you’re already doing.
Empowered staff, with tools to support children. Engaged children, with practical ideas for regulation, transitions and extra support.
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Routines for daily transitions
Back from lunch and buzzing? Pupils grab their Orlis for a quick reset before the next lesson.
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Interventions for targeted support
One to one or in a small group, Orli lowers the barrier to taking part: children can show how they feel with their Orli, even when they don’t want to talk. It works alongside ELSA and other support.
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Programmes for life’s big changes
Starting school, moving school, exam worries: with a familiar Orli by their side, the next big change becomes an adventure.
What schools tell us
What staff and pupils have told us so far.
We didn’t want something one-off. It needs to become part of our culture. Orli gave us the knowledge, the skills and most importantly the habit. Staff still use the language. Kids still reference their avatars. It’s a shift.
Rob Bell Headteacher, Consilium Evolve-
Sessions bring children down faster than resolving incidents directly.
Year 4 teacher, Gillas Lane Primary 
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They’ll be like, oh, can we do an Orli lesson this afternoon? Can we do another one?
Year 3 teacher, Dubmire Primary 
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As a teacher, I’ve seen firsthand the positive impact Orli has on our students. Their mental health support services are truly exceptional, providing the care and guidance our students need to navigate the pressures of school life.
Chris, Teacher at St Andrews School 
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It has been a pleasure to work with Orli Health who have consistently shown commitment and responsiveness. They have a genuine desire to help people and succeed with their business.
Mrs Waiting, Beechwood Park 
Early Adopter Programme, Sunderland
97%1 of children said they feel more ready to learn
100%1 of participating pupils said they felt a stronger sense of belonging at school
91%1 of sessions rated effective by staff
75%1 of staff said Orli cut planning time and helped manage behaviour incidents
¹ Orli Early Adopter Programme, May to July 2026: what staff and pupils told us. The full findings
Gillas Lane Primary School
Pupils collected their own Orli at the start of each session and used it throughout. Children now use Orli’s language and strategies beyond the classroom: in the playground, at home and in everyday conversation.
Read the case studyFrom your first Orli to your everyday routine.
Your eight weeks start when you order. We’ll book a short call to get you set up, then your pupils make their Orlis.
Co-create Orli with us
Use Orli across your whole school and help us shape our Year 6 transition support. Your pupils and staff help design and test it, so children moving up to secondary school arrive ready to learn.
- Year 6 Primary school
- The summer Between schools
- Year 7 Secondary school
Our evaluation partner is WhatWorked Education.
Co-creation is a research partnership, separate from the free trial. It starts with a call.
Bring Orli into your school.
Try it free with a small group, or bring Orli to every class in your school.
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Try Orli free Eight weeks of Orli Schools and a creator kit for five pupils. You just cover postage and packaging.Start your free trial
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Orli for your whole school Every class and every pupil, priced per pupil so it stays affordable. Book a call, tell us how many pupils you have, and we’ll bring a quote for your school.Book a call (opens in a new tab)
Book a meeting with Euan (opens in a new tab), our co-founder. Or scan the code with your phone’s camera.
To make the Orlis
- Balloons, one per child
- A sealed bag of pellet filler
- Googly eyes and stick-on eyes
- Gems
- Moustaches
- Pipe cleaners
An adult fills and ties each balloon.
To use with them
- Five printed scrapbooks, plus a printable scrapbook for the rest of the class
- A teacher guide
Bring your own
A laptop and the class board, plus paper and pencils.
Contents are still being finalised.
Questions schools ask
Can’t see yours? Book a call (opens in a new tab) or email hello@orli.health.
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Who is Orli for?
Orli is made for primary schools. It’s a classroom tool for everyday feelings, used by staff with their pupils. It doesn’t diagnose or label children, and it doesn’t replace counselling, CAMHS or your safeguarding procedures.
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Can we use it with a whole class, small group or individual pupil?
Yes. When you set up a session, choose a group, named pupils or one child, and go at their pace.
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Is it suitable for children with SEND?
Orli is used with small groups and one child as well as whole classes. Activities offer ways to join in without talking, writing or moving, and children can always watch or pass. It doesn’t replace specialist support.
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What if a child shares something worrying?
Follow your school’s safeguarding policy and talk to your DSL, as you would at any other time. Orli doesn’t monitor what pupils share. More on safety and safeguarding.
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How does it fit with what we already do?
Orli isn’t a new curriculum. It fits into the moments you already have, like after lunch, transitions, nurture groups and 1:1 time, and it doesn’t replace your SENCO or specialist services.
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Does it help with Ofsted and DfE guidance?
It supports work you’re already doing on inclusion, behaviour and personal development.
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Is there evidence that it helps?
Our Sunderland programme, one school in detail and our research are on Evidence and impact, with who answered, how we asked and what each figure can’t show yet.
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What is included in the free trial?
Eight weeks of Orli Schools, and a free creator kit for five pupils. You cover postage and packaging. We’re finalising exactly how digital access works during the trial, and we’ll confirm it when you order. The kit includes five printed scrapbooks, plus a printable scrapbook for the rest of the class. We’re confirming the rest of what’s in the kit.
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Why is there a postage and packaging charge?
The kit itself is free. The charge covers packing it and sending it to your school. We’re confirming the amount for each kit size and how you pay, and we’ll add both here.
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When does the trial start?
Your eight weeks start when you order.
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Can we start before the box arrives?
Yes. Staff can create a login and begin straight away, digitally. Children make their physical Orlis when the box arrives.
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Do we need a call or training first?
You can order the free trial kit for five pupils without one, and we’ll offer a short call to get you set up. Orli for your whole school and research partnerships start with a call.
No specialist training. A short tour shows you round the first time you sign in, and a guide prompts you through every step of every session.
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Is the baseline survey compulsory?
No. The baseline survey is optional, and you don’t need it before your first session.
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What devices and staff preparation are needed?
Children don’t need their own devices. Bites and Adventures run from your laptop, with the story on the class board.
Orli Bites take about five minutes. Adventures are longer story sessions, and each one shows how long it takes before you start.
Preview any Adventure or Bite to check it suits your class before you run it.
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What if we have to stop halfway?
Pause whenever you need to. An unfinished session waits in Sessions, so you can carry on another time.
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We don’t have kits. Can we still use Orli?
Yes. Children can make and draw their own Orli with the free guide in Resources, or make a class Orli together on the board.
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What pupil information is collected, and who can see it?
Staff add pupils by name and mark who’s here when they set up a session. Pupils’ names and your teaching notes stay on your laptop, never on the class board. We’re adding a plain-English summary of what the surveys and session reports record, and who can see them. Read how we protect data, or ask for our data protection documents.
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What does it cost?
One licence covers your whole school, with no per-staff or per-pupil seats. Ask us for a quote.
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What happens after eight weeks?
We’re still finalising this, and we’ll add it here. If you’d like to talk it through now, book a call (opens in a new tab).
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How do research partnerships work?
They’re separate from the free trial. We’re inviting schools, trusts and local authorities to a research partnership with Orli and WhatWorked Education, to co-create, implement and evaluate Orli together. Each one starts with a call: book a research partnership call (opens in a new tab).